Preventive strategies in child and adolescent psychiatry
Childhood and adolescence are periods of growth and development that are critical to the formation of adult personality and psychopathology. Moreover, childhood psychopathology may differ significantly in presentation and risk factors from those seen among adults and may require different preventive...
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doaj-0b08086cac1e4fcd9435e35db2e499a92020-11-24T23:24:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Social Psychiatry0971-99622017-01-0133211812210.4103/ijsp.ijsp_43_17Preventive strategies in child and adolescent psychiatryRajesh SagarVijay KrishnanChildhood and adolescence are periods of growth and development that are critical to the formation of adult personality and psychopathology. Moreover, childhood psychopathology may differ significantly in presentation and risk factors from those seen among adults and may require different preventive strategies. Service-related characteristics such as the shortage of trained child and adolescent mental health professionals also demand that the focus should shift from resource-intensive treatment interventions, toward preventive measures that can be delivered at lower cost in terms of workforce, money, and time; and can lead to improved outcomes for a wide variety of conditions. Preventive strategies that have been implemented in this population have mostly included both preventive measures (aiming at reducing the prevalence of risk factors) and promotive components (aimed at increasing resilience and positive mental health characteristics), usually in combination. Interventions have been shown to be most effective when they are targeted at underlying latent structures that predict risk; they are also more effective when delivered over a prolonged period. Interventions must also be formulated such that they are developmentally appropriate, and with clearly stated outcome parameters for evaluation. A few example interventions that have made use of these strategies are discussed in the course of this article.http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2017;volume=33;issue=2;spage=118;epage=122;aulast=SagarAdolescent psychiatrychild psychiatrypreventive strategies |
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Preventive strategies in child and adolescent psychiatry |
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Preventive strategies in child and adolescent psychiatry |
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Preventive strategies in child and adolescent psychiatry |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry |
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Childhood and adolescence are periods of growth and development that are critical to the formation of adult personality and psychopathology. Moreover, childhood psychopathology may differ significantly in presentation and risk factors from those seen among adults and may require different preventive strategies. Service-related characteristics such as the shortage of trained child and adolescent mental health professionals also demand that the focus should shift from resource-intensive treatment interventions, toward preventive measures that can be delivered at lower cost in terms of workforce, money, and time; and can lead to improved outcomes for a wide variety of conditions. Preventive strategies that have been implemented in this population have mostly included both preventive measures (aiming at reducing the prevalence of risk factors) and promotive components (aimed at increasing resilience and positive mental health characteristics), usually in combination. Interventions have been shown to be most effective when they are targeted at underlying latent structures that predict risk; they are also more effective when delivered over a prolonged period. Interventions must also be formulated such that they are developmentally appropriate, and with clearly stated outcome parameters for evaluation. A few example interventions that have made use of these strategies are discussed in the course of this article. |
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Adolescent psychiatry child psychiatry preventive strategies |
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